From left: Roslyn Heyman (President of SANGI), Shuji Sakuma (Founder and Chairman of SANGI), Tomoki Saito (Technical Advisor of SANGI), Nobuo Wakui (Group Manager of Zetoc Japan), Yoshinobu Hasegawa (Group Manager of Zetoc Japan)
Sangi Corporation’s Remineralizing Toothpaste has been inducted into the U.S. Space Technology Hall of Fame. Inspired by NASA technology, the product contains medical-grade hydroxyapatite, an ingredient that helps prevent tooth decay.
The award was announced at the 2024 Space Symposium, held April 8-11 in Colorado Springs. The Space Technology Hall of Fame is a non-profit organization that recognizes outstanding developments in space technology.
Sangi is the first Japanese company to receive this award and is known for its high-performance whitening toothpaste brand Apagard® and the long-selling medicated toothpaste Apadent®.
When Sangi founder and current chairman Shuji Sakuma decided to add hydroxyapatite to his toothpaste, he was inspired by NASA’s technology. NASA’s Electronics Research Center developed a technology that produces hydroxyapatite, the main component of teeth and bones, from its precursor brushite through a chemical reaction in the mouth, preventing astronauts from losing minerals in a zero-gravity environment.
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